COMB, William Robert
| Service Number: | 800 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Corack East, Victoria, Australia, June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, France, 31 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 38 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Corack East & District War Memorial, Merbein Memorial Gates, Mildura Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 800, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 800, 29th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 800, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne |
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From Marie Victorine, France
800 Private William Robert Comb
29th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
31st July 1916, aged 24.
Plot I. L. 38.
Son of Alexander and Ellen Comb, of Merbein, Victoria, Australia. Born at Corack East, Victoria.
His headstone bears the inscription "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth"
Studio portrait of 800 Private (Pte) William Robert Comb, 29th Battalion from Mildura, Victoria.
A 23 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 14 July 1915, he embarked for overseas with C Company from Melbourne on 10 November 1915 aboard HMAT Ascanius. While serving in France, he was killed in action near Armentieres on 31 July 1916.
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